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The official Wikipedia policy defines "vandalism" as follows:

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Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia.

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— from Wikipedia:Vandalism

This policy is intentionally vague to enable vandal-fighters to deal with any unconstructive edits they find.
Below is an non-exclusive, open-ended list of things that I regard to be irrevocably unconstructive.
If your edit follows the pattern of any of the things listed below, I can assure you I will revert.

Anything listed on Wikipedia:Vandalism as a common type of vandalism.

Any edit to an article that consists of ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Almost any edit that consists of, or has an edit summary with, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in any namespace.^[1]

Any edit that consists completely or primarily of swear words.

Any edit that compares someone or something to a body part below the waist.

Any edit that says "Bush is teh gay." or something similar.

Any edit that includes a broad generalization about an elected official. (e.g. XXXXX is the best/worst/most incompetent/whatever)

Any edit whose edit summary lies. (e.g. saying you corrected a typo when you actually deleted half of the article.)

Any edit that personally attacks someone or something.

Any edit that involves a non-notable person. e.g. "Alice hates Bob."

Any edit, not on a talk page, that apologizes for vandalizing. If you are really sorry, please, just stop.

Any edit that consists solely of text generated by clicking on the buttons above the editing window.^[2]

Almost any edit at all that includes text generated by clicking on the buttons above the editing window.^[3]

Any edits that add external links pointing to the same domain to more than one page in quick succession.

Any edit that adds defamatory content to a page without including a citation.

Any edit that uses variants of the word "legend" as a direct object, an adjective, or an adverb.^[4]

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If your edit resembles any of the above, it's probably going to be a waste of time posting on my talk page, but you might be lucky!

Notes

^ Basically, the only time I would not revert is when the edit makes you look so foolish that I decided it is better to just leave the edit so that others may know something about your temperament. You may want to read WP:CIVIL
^ For example: '''Bold text'''[[Link title]]''Italic text''<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg]]<sub>Subscript text</sub><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref> and so forth.
^ If it is obvious that the inclusion of the default text was an error, I will simply remove it instead of reverting.
^ Anyone who actually is a "legend" will be able to back it up. Provide a citation to a reliable source or be reverted.

Additions

If you want, you can suggest additions on this page's talk page. If you are a trusted user (I know you know who you are.....), I will probably add them.
Or you can be bold and add them yourself, although I would appreciate if you would suggest on the talk page first.
Please Note: I am watching both this page and the talk page; any vandalism will be ruthlessly removed.

I shamelessly stole this from User:Dougweller, via User:Fumitol

[1] Basically, the only time I would not revert is when the edit makes you look so foolish that I decided it is better to just leave the edit so that others may know something about your temperament. You may want to read WP:CIVIL

[2] For example: '''Bold text'''[[Link title]]''Italic text''<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki><!-- Comment -->[[Image:Example.jpg]]<sub>Subscript text</sub><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref> and so forth.

[3] If it is obvious that the inclusion of the default text was an error, I will simply remove it instead of reverting.

[4] Anyone who actually is a "legend" will be able to back it up. Provide a citation to a reliable source or be reverted.

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 If your edit follows the pattern of any of the things listed below, I can assure you I '''will''' [[WP:ROLLBACK|revert]].
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-[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of [[Special:Contributions/Seaphoto|your recent edits]], such as the one you made to [[:PageName]], did not appear to be constructive and has been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. Please use [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the sandbox]] for any test edits you would like to make, and read the [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-vandalism1 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (unintentional vandalism/test)
-[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from [[:PageName]]. When removing text, please specify a reason in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk page]]. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=PageName&action=history page history]</span>. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]].  Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-delete1 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (unintentional removal of content)
-[[File:Information.svg|25px]] Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at [[:PageName]]. Your edits appear to constitute [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] and have been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-vandalism2 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption)
-[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to [[:PageName]], without giving a valid reason for the removal in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]]. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]]. Please make use of the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-delete2 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (variant for removal of content)
-[[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px]] Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia, as you did at [[:PageName]], you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]. <!-- Template:uw-vandalism3 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) ("please stop" for use after level 2 warning)
-[[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px]] Please stop. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did to [[:PageName]], you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing. <!-- Template:uw-delete3 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (please stop removing content)
-[[File:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px]] This is the '''final warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia again, as you did at [[:PageName]], you may be '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]] without further notice'''. <!-- Template:uw-vandalism4 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (last warning for vandalism)
-[[Image:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px]] This is the '''final warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. <br> The next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did to [[:PageName]], you may be '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]] without further notice'''. <!-- Template:uw-delete4 --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (last warning for removing content)
-[[File:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px]] This is the '''only warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia again, as you did to [[:PageName]], you may be '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]] without further notice'''. <!-- Template:uw-vandalism4im --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (only warning; for severe or grotesque vandalism only)
-[[Image:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px]] This is the '''only warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. <br> The next time you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia, as you did to [[:PageName]], you may be '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]] without further notice'''. <!-- Template:uw-delete4im --> [[Special:Contributions/173.63.174.31|173.63.174.31]] ([[User talk:173.63.174.31|talk]]) 20:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC) (only warning; for many blankings in a short period of time)
-See additional templates and examples of output
-'''WARNING'''
-Note: Do not use these templates in content disputes; instead, write a clear message explaining your disagreement.
-There are several templates used to warn vandals. They are listed at right according to the nature and severity of the vandalism. Though some people vandalizing are incorrigible returning vandals and may be blocked quickly, others can be stopped by a simple warning and go on to become productive contributors. If you are not certain that an edit is vandalism, always start with [[File:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test  worked, and it has been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. Please take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to [[Wikipedia|this encyclopedia]]. If you would like to experiment further, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] instead. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-test1 -->. Conversely, if you are confident that a user is aware of the disruption they are causing, you may start with a stronger warning such as [[File:Information.svg|25px]] Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] and have been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-vandalism2 --> or [[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px]] Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia,  you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]. <!-- Template:uw-vandalism3 -->.
-For a full list of user warning templates see Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace.
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 *Anything listed on [[Wikipedia:Vandalism#Types of vandalism|Wikipedia:Vandalism]] as a common type of vandalism.